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"Crack And Other Short Stories" by Bart Lambert

4 stories, 4 settings, and each has its own magic pen. "Crack And Other Short Stories" by Bart Lambert combines thrilling events with significant characters who lives in a whole different situations. "Crack", "The prototype", "Our fathers", and "Etchings on a stone wall" are the four stories in the book that reflects many themes, and focus on different aspects. Let's talk about two of them, and let the other two be discovered by the readers on their own. "Crack" is about two desperate men using drugs, and suffering from anxiety, life problems, and insecurities. The story discuss social problems with a very interesting dialogue between both characters. Then, we have "Our fathers" which is a story of a young man and his father during Brexit referendum, and their different opinions upon that matter. It shows how was the reaction of the younger generation towards the issue, and how they dealt with it. Also, the dial...